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News Articles: Savannah

Callie Beale and her daughter Kit pose for a portrait near their home in Savannah.

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Delay in care can be deadly in pregnancy. Here's one mother's experience with Georgia's abortion law

“I should have been able to act without the government's interference in order to save my daughter's life,” said Savannah mother Callie Beale.

October 31, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
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GPB morning headlines for October 31, 2024

Georgia saw a decrease in abortions in the year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe-versus-Wade -- and the state was able to enact its abortion ban past six-weeks of pregnancy. 

Georgia voters are casting ballots ahead of next week's election in numbers that continue to shatter records.

People who are overweight, over 40, or have a family history of Type 2 diabetes are at an increased risk of developing the disease.

October 31, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz speaks during a campaign rally in Savannah on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.

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Walz campaigns in Savannah, urging Georgians to turn out for Harris before early voting ends Friday

Tim Walz criticized Donald Trump's record on abortion rights and his plans to raise tariffs.

October 30, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A monarch butterfly

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More monarch butterflies are dying on their migration to Mexico. It's unclear why

Each year, Georgians see monarch butterflies as they make their way south to Mexico for the winter. But more and more butterflies aren't surviving the trip.

October 28, 2024
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  • Chase McGee
Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance, R-Ohio, speaks at a campaign rally in Atlanta, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.

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GPB morning headlines for October 28, 2024

Republican Vice Presidential Nominee JD Vance made his case to Atlanta voters over the weekend, as the campaigns zero in on the final days before the election. The visit comes ahead of Former President Donald Trump’s Georgia rally on Monday. 

The National Weather Service still has a few sessions left this year for training citizens to help inform their communities during severe weather. 

Select counties have been approved for emergency food assistance following damage from Hurricane Helene. The program is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture and applications are open on a rolling basis. 

October 28, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Supporters arrive before Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris at a campaign rally at James R. Hallford Stadium, Thursday, Oct. 24, 2024, in Clarkston, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for October 25, 2024

Vice President Kamala Harris and Former President Barack Obama rallied a packed stadium in DeKalb County less than two weeks before Election Day.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recommending people over 50 receive a vaccine against pneumonia instead of age 65 or older.

Hurricane Helene ripped through Georgia a month ago Saturday and many businesses are back to normal, but still facing problems. 

October 25, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump gestures at a campaign rally Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024, in Duluth, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for October 24, 2024

Former President Donald Trump made his case to voters in Duluth less than two weeks before Election Day; nearly a month after Hurricane Helene, FEMA says it's distributed $159 million in disaster assistance; and Atlanta's moving forward with a project to create a 14-acre greenspace on top of Interstates 75 and 85 in the heart of the city.

October 24, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
 Storm damage in Coffee County, Georgia Emergency Management Agency Facebook.

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GPB morning headlines for October 23, 2024

The 14-year-old indicted on murder charges in the mass shooting at Apalachee High School has pleaded not guilty.

This week the Federal Emergency Management Agency is opening three more centers in South and East Georgia to manage disaster recovery for Georgians affected by storms during an unusually active hurricane season. 

Governor Brian Kemp is promising more tax relief two weeks ahead of the general election.

October 23, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
A calendar with a red thumbtack marking the date to get a flu shot

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GPB morning headlines for October 22, 2024

Rockdale County officials plan to file a federal lawsuit against BioLab; the death of a man in Bibb County Jail with a history of mental health issues will be investigated as a homicide by the GBI; and why has less than half of Georgia’s population received the seasonal flu vaccine? 

October 22, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
The Sapelo Island ferry dock on Saturday afternoon. A ramp collapse left several dead on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024.

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GPB morning headlines for October 21, 2024

Seven people are dead after part of a ferry dock collapsed Saturday on coastal Georgia's Sapelo Island, about 40 miles south of Savannah.

Vice President Kamala Harris was joined by musician Usher for an Atlanta rally over the weekend.

Residents in South Georgia are continuing to reach out for mental health services three weeks after Hurricane Helene devastated their homes and communities. 

October 21, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
People enter building on Sapelo Island following dock collapse

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7 dead, 8 injured after Sapelo dock collapse

A dock collapsed at Sapelo Island, leaving several dead and many injured. The island was celebrating its annual Cultural Day.

October 19, 2024
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  • The Current
A FloodVision rendering of a 1% annual chance flood in 2050 at the World War II Home Front Museum on St. Simons Island.

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PHOTOS: Can these images predict Coastal Georgia flooding risks for 2050 and beyond?

“Google Street View, but for coastal flooding” is how one researcher described the tool.

October 18, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
A memorial is seen at Apalachee High School after the Wednesday school shooting, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024, in Winder, Ga.

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GPB morning headlines for October 18, 2024

A grand jury has released indictments against the suspect and his father in last month’s school shooting in Winder, Georgia.

Wellstar Health System says it plans to redevelop its former Atlanta Medical Center campus.

A climate science nonprofit has launched a new tool to help show what major flooding caused by climate change might look like in the future.

October 18, 2024
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  • GPB News Radio
In this photo provided by the FBI, the man in the yellow circle is identified by an agent as Dominic Box on the east stairs of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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Savannah man found guilty of federal crimes for involvement in Jan. 6 Capitol siege

The federal judge's ruling against Dominic Box came nearly two years after prosecutors first filed charges against him.

October 17, 2024
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  • Benjamin Payne
The line to get checked into the polls at the Theron Ussery Community Center in Macon on the first day of early voting in the 2024 general election.

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GPB morning headlines for October 16, 2024

More than 300,000 Georgians cast ballots in-person Tuesday, breaking the previous record for the first day of early voting. Former President Donald Trump held a rally near Atlanta Tuesday night, while the Harris/Walz campaign released a rural-focused plan.

October 16, 2024
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